All Library locations will be closed Wednesday, June 19, for Juneteenth.
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
New York-area pianist/vocalist John Bauers portrays legendary lyricist Johnny Mercer (“One More for My Baby,” “Moon River,” “Days of Wine and Roses”),...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 29, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
When police in Ohio raided Dollree Mapp’s home looking for evidence in a bombing, all they found were some “lascivious books.” Mapp appealed her porno...
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Homer Plessy—a man of seven-eighths Caucasian descent and one-eighth African descent who was nevertheless considered black under Louisiana law—boarded...
Signature Event
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Bingham (1811-1879) - portrayed by actor Robert Gibby Brand - returns for the Library's popular Meet the Past series...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 1, 2012
7:00pm
In Person
Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Edgar Snow, as portrayed by actor Ro...
Signature Event
Sunday, March 20, 2011
2:00pm
In Person
Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with George Caleb Bingham, whose paintings of Missouri and the American frontier have...
Signature Event
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Meet the Past features Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviewing prominent historical figures (as portrayed by veteran Chautauqua p...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviews President Harry S. Truman, portrayed by...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviews Amelia Earhart, portrayed by Ann Birney...
Signature Event
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviews Langston Hughes, portrayed by Charles Ev...